Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-04
y. NJ. c. A.
FIRST of the - .rtes Of Winter iectorss
at the Local Association Rooms
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FIRST of the :, .ries sf Winter Hectares
at the Local Association Rooms
Last Evening
A thoroughly appreciative audience
listened to the talks at the Y. NJ. G. a.
Rooms last night, which were of special
interest and helpfulness to young men.
Mr.. S. d. Cleland spoke first of the
young Man and His Church" He
stated that the subject suggested six
Two of these, That OF what young men
had been in the church of the past, and
what they would be in the future. he
would leave for history to state to those
who desired 10 search il out. The peril
nent inquiry of the benefit of the church
was proven in the history of nations.
communities and individuals--the United
States and its free institutions finding its
foundations on the pilgrim fathers, the
Sandwich islands redeemed from cannl-
balism. The people who break the
law and misbehave upon our
streets are not the members of
churches the church makes good cit
liens aud society. He next cOnsid
cred the reasons why young men should
be in the church, demonstrating it on
the basis that as the physical nation needs
the home, the intellectual, the school,
so the spiritual nation needs the care and
fostering of the churcn. What the young
man should be in his church was based
on his relations to those therein, to help
the younger and weaker, to companion
with those of the same age and attain
ment. aud render Difference to those
whose lives were drawing to close. and
whose place he must soon ill The last
point was made on what young men be.
come without the church and enforce
ment of practical lessons along the line
Rev, W S Marquis then spoke with
warmth and great pointedncss on the
Young Man and His Home i" He showed
how the term that was little appreciated
| by the child and youth stood for the best
| in hfe to manhood and wOmanhood. Tht
worG home is Il potent word, because i
| represents most potent influence; The
| childhood home is the Uisre of formation
| are the homes: and bee iusa in the ma
| JOrity of cases wDHt man is 10 he il
| life, his success OF failure Is determined
before be is of age and before he goes on
| into the world 10 make his place Mos
| young men will have three homes durin!
| life. The first is the parental home
| many duties are owed TO this home tina
| young men neglect. one Of these is that o
| appreciation; this was emphss Zed i
maay ways The use Of the home VA
stated as another dutg. The tempartr,
home in the boarding house 9as stated a
having advantages in bringing ont char
acter and fixing 1t, in teaching youn
man 20 know people and handle himsel
in reference to them; the disadvantage
along the lines, Of us dangers, of selfish
ness. exactingncss and the breaking IL
OF previous home Influences and lower
ing Of the moral tone of young man
The third home was the home of h
own. NJ man is half a man unless he
looking forward toward IT, He ure"
the consi Grafton AMI planning for tn
home, not with false ideas of ramant
inpossioitties, hnt upon real every da
grounds
The home should be ideal in all Il
Crea'or intends il to be, and the fir
thing necessary for the ideal home is n,
money, not even wife, although l
home exists without the latter, but it
the ideal man. and no man can be tn
and gam his ideal home, unless he kee
himself pure and true and fit for it in Il
| Years before marriage.